Pofan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Pofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pofan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pofan (36) may also be a first name.

Pofan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pofan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Pofan (Marathi: पोफन) is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pofan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Pofan are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Pofan is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name Pofan is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Songkhla Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Thailand Pofan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pofane91278/
Pofaan9112/
Poffan9111/
Pofand9111/
Poofan911/
Phofane83149/
Pofandt8331/
Phofang831/
Pofon804/
Pafan803/
Pefan802/
Podfeang771/
Pofangue771/
Pafang7369/
Peffan7348/
Pophan7325/
Poufon7317/
Phofon734/
Pofong733/
Pasfan731/
Phafan731/
Pafane731/
Pofone731/
Puifan731/
Pofham730/
Phafane67392/
Phophan67193/
Poufong67175/
Pouffon6751/
Powphan6720/
Poophan6715/
Poufoun6711/
Pafaing6710/
Pasfang678/
Poephan674/
Pophang673/
Phofone671/
Pafagne671/
Pouphan671/
Pohfong671/
Puophan671/
Phafand671/
Poyfong671/
Pathfan671/
Patfang671/
Pophane671/
Pophain670/
Pophand670/
Pophann670/

Pofan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pofan in the Marathi language
पोफनpophana-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pofan
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